Just got this from a reservist friend of mine:
Update on 9/30/03: A full update on all of this, and what this picture has been doing online, as well as why I renamed the image how it is, who has been linking to it, etc…, is available in this recent post.
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This made me choke on my coffee this morning. Thanks for sharing.
Hopefully you didn’t burn yourself 🙂
Hilarious! A New York Times article mentioned this photo, and I had to find it. Yours was the first site that popped up on Google – and now you have a new fan!
Read about this pic in Danny Schechter, news dissector, googled you, and here you are. This is ‘man in the street’ reportage at its best. Wonder if he did any time in the stockade ???? As Arnie said I’ll be bock.
Hey your report is getting bigggg. i am signed
I read about it in the New York Times too.
Thanks, because I don’t think it will be on the 6 oclock news 🙂
For the guys inside i am glad they dont have license plates on them trucks.
God bless!
If these guys think they were ripped off, how do you think I feel.
In early 1992 our family started sponsoring two children whose mother and father were killed in the bombing in the first Gulf War, $50.00 a month. Three days ago, we found out that one of them was killed when caught between US troops and the enemy.
We were all shattered.
Just downloaded the above pic and found that you had titled the jpg: “Stop Stealing My Bandwidth You Bastards”
HILARIOUS!
Alaska_man: I had to do that, as people have been directly linking to that image on their site (http://utterlyboring.com/blog/archives/000823.php). I’ve since changed it so they can’t, and they get a nice “Get your own bandwidth” graphic when they try to link directly to it.
Just One
Apparently this photo has been circulating the web for a month now and just got mentioned in the NYTimes….
Jake,
Unfortunately the google search now goes to that page too.
What a great photo! I wonder what the Gov’t will come up with to get troops, now that the lie of the Coast Guard, Reserves, National Guard, etc. are widely known to be the first to get shipped to the front lines.
IT’s true
As a Reservist myself, I can say I totally know where these guys are coming from. I have also been on active duty for quite some time now!! This picture is hialrious!!!
Hey, this is so cool to see this on the internet. The person driving that vehicle is my section sgt. We’re reservist from 288th Quartermaster out of Victoria, Texas. Right now, we’re deployed in Camp Anaconda, Iraq. He put that sign in as a morale builder for fellow reservists around the post, but we never thought that it would blow up as big as it has!!! We appreciate all your support! God Bless America.
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
We were shocked when we heard it went to the web. We knew it would be a matter of time until everyone who had seen us on post here would tell us we were worldwide. It was meant as nothing more than a morale booster like Spc Granados had said. We too were on active duty a couple of years ago and NEVER was called upon for any deployments. And the both of us with just 2 years in the reserves have been deployed. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as we have!–Sincerely, Sgt Jozwiak and Sgt Miller
pretty much sums up my feelings after 3 years of active duty in the ‘reserves’, stay as safe as you can
We want to use this picture in an ad. Who owns it?
I don’t think anybody owns it, per ‘se. It’s an internet forward, and I certainly can’t claim copyright on it.
I used to be in this Reserve Unit. My mom sent a news paper article to me and I just had to find this picture. I know this unit is behind trying to “keep up the morale” and I know they are doing a great job! Keep up the good work and God Bless all of you. (if any of you get this)
LOL!!! I just heard where this pic came from!!! LOL!!! I had seen it a while back and laughed my ass off, but then I JUST heard that it came from someone in my boyfriend’s reserve unit!!! LOL! Now, that is a picture worth a TOUSAND words!!! I LOVE YOU and HURRY HOME , BABE!!!
I think it is great the way the guys are keeping their spirits up.Being a friend to someone over there I can honestly say it is just as scary for us back home wondering if they will return safely.These guys are great for keeping the humor going in such terrifying place. U.S.A loves you guys,and we pray for you.A shout out to Sgt. Jason Jaroszewski,we pray for your safe return.
I am in the 288th QM Co (Army Reserves). That truck in the picture is from my unit, here in Iraq. I assure you all that it was just a moral booster, aside what some folks might think. It’s good to see old unit members and friends from home thinking about us. We all hope to be home soon. A shout out to Ms. Amy Turner (Victoria Police Academy class 52!) and to a fellow 288th Sgt’s, Miller and Joz. Also, wanting to say hello to someone I haven’t seen in a few years….Sgt. Billups. Take care everyone!
Oh, Yeah! I had to post on this again! I just can’t get enough of this pic. It is funny as hell. LOL. I am STILL sending it around to friends…SHOUT OUT!: to my boyfriend, David, I love you and miss you babe; to Ben and Vic, what’s up?!?!!??!? LOL, Come home soon and safe!!!
Keep sending it around, Virginia. Give my site credit, even, if you’d like 🙂 Now that I’ve got the image blocking in place, I can send more people to this page now 🙂
I swear this is the best thing that I have seen in quite some time. If you can’t have a sense of humor about it, then I think that you are doing yourself a disservice! Now that I have my significant other going over to Iraq, its helps to laugh once in a while!!!!!
I think this website is great ,it allows people to see that family and friends are doing okay without having to wait a month for a letter to come.Again I think you guys are doing great and we all support you back here in the USA.Keep up the good work keeping the spirits up.
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hey,
288th from texas made this sign. hecho de menos todos y dios te vengiga
I was looking for another picture similar to this one. It has the same sentiment, but its written on a sheet and taped to a hummer.
if anyone happens to come across it, email me and let me know.
Hello there! My fiance’ is in Camp Anaconda right now and I was just wanting to say that you all be careful and know that we back home are praying for each and every one of you.We are praying that you ALL return home safely to all your families and loved ones. Thank you.
Wow that was just last year when that pic was taken. I’m part of the 288th qm unit out of corpus and victoria texas. Those two crazy guys are my sgts. Well i’m glad everyone liked the picture becuz we got a laugh out of it too!!! I just want to say i hope the soldiers over there now come back safe. OIF 2003-2004 represent! I’m outz
Hey
We want to hear from them some more!!!!!!!!!
Diana Kerrville tx.
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Sgt Miller I admired your courage for displaying that sign. It made me laugh when I first saw it. When I look back in time, I got to admit, we had fun out there. God bless.
IT was fun out there
This Unit was right next to our Battalion in IRAQ 2003-2004